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Hip-Hop Continues Billboard Reign With French Montana Debut

Hip-Hop Continues Billboard Reign With French Montana Debut

Photo credit: Shareif Ziyadat l Getty Images Last week Hip-Hop took the crown for being the most popular music genre in the United States for the first time in history! This week, the reign continues, on Billboard, with three of your favorite rappers taking the top spots on the charts. For a second consecutive week,…

Common Donates $10,000 To Harlem School

Common Donates $10,000 To Harlem School

Photo credit: Skip Bolen l Getty Images Oscar and Grammy winner, and freestyle beast Common surprised a group of New York students by donating a total of $10,000 to assist their teachers in buying new school supplies. With rappers like Chance and Kendrick becoming more prominent in philanthropic efforts, Common has been one of the…

Kendrick Lamar ‘DAMN’ Merch Pop-up Shop Hits NYC

Kendrick Lamar ‘DAMN’ Merch Pop-up Shop Hits NYC

photo credit: Emma Mcintyre l Getty Images Kendrick Lamar is continuing his DAMN Tour and this weekend he’ll be in NYC. And while we still have a wait until the show hits its LA stops, you can get a glimpse of the DAMN merch that’s popping up during his New York stay. The TDE rapper…

[WATCH] SZA & Travis Scott Perform ‘Love Galore’ on Jimmy Fallon

[WATCH] SZA & Travis Scott Perform ‘Love Galore’ on Jimmy Fallon

Photo credit: Randy Shropshire l Getty Images SZA is quickly becoming your singer’s favorite singer! The R&B songstress made her second late-night Jimmy Fallon appearance with a performance of her single “Love Galore,’ from her first studio album ‘Ctrl.’ Donning a black and white striped, fringe blazer, the TDE first lady served up some series…

[WATCH] DJ Holiday & 2 Chainz Release New ‘Wassup Wid It’ Visual

[WATCH] DJ Holiday & 2 Chainz Release New ‘Wassup Wid It’ Visual

photo credit: Gonzalo Marroquin l Getty Images DJ Holiday and 2 Chainz finally dropped the visual for their early March 2017 single, ‘Wassup Wid It.’ The video uses the Atlanta streets as the background for the two rappers in the fire-filled visual. Opening with a short skit, the video shows Holiday, 2 Chainz, and a…

Rae Sremmurd Set To Become Comic Book Characters

Rae Sremmurd Set To Become Comic Book Characters

photo credit: Bennet Raglin l Getty Images Rae Sremmurd is continuing their conquering year! After solidifying their spot with number one hits like “Black Beatles,” the Atlanta duo is now set to take over Valiant Comics. Making their comic book debut with the publishing company, the new limited series will be available October 1st. Being…

Linkin Park Lead Singer Passes Away at 41

Linkin Park Lead Singer Passes Away at 41

photo credit: Matthew Simmons l Getty Images It is being reported that the lead singer of Linkin Park has passed at the age of 41. According to TMZ, Chester Bennington committed suicide and was discovered in his Palos Verdes Estates home Thursday morning. The frontman led the alternative rock band from its early conception in…

This Dating App Gives You The Chance To Date A Celeb Lookalike

This Dating App Gives You The Chance To Date A Celeb Lookalike

photo credit: Paul Zimmerman l Getty Images Just when you think that dating couldn’t get any more difficult, the people over at Badoo are easing your dating woes with your chance to win a date with a celebrity….look-a-like of course. The well-known dating application recently launched a lookalike feature that allows its worldwide 350 million users to…

Tyler, The Creator “Ain’t Got Time” On New Single

Tyler, The Creator “Ain’t Got Time” On New Single

photo credit: Taylor Hill l Getty Images  Odd Future front man Tyler, The Creator really “Ain’t Got Time!” The rapper just released the new single “Ain’t Got Time” from his forth coming Flower Boy album and there’s two things to point out about the song: It’s that one record everyone has been talking about that…

Kanye West Sends Special Gift To Paralyzed Fan

Kanye West Sends Special Gift To Paralyzed Fan

photo credit: Marc Piasecki l Getty Images Yesterday it Kendrick Lamar surprised a fan with a life changing gift, today, Kanye West came through for one inspiring paralyzed fan. Yeezus heard the story of Tyler Wesley, who suffered a crippling spinal injury when he was just 5 years old, in a roll-over car accident. A break…